Battery-holder.



G. L. PATTERSON.

BATTERY HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG 21. 1912. RENEWED APR. 24,1914.

1, 1 $0,077. Patented Dec. 8, 1914.

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GEORGE LEWIS PATTERSON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR 'lO ALICE C. PATTERSON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BATTERY-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Iatenc.

Application filed August 21, 1912, Serial No. 716,183. Renewed April 24, 191-1. Serial No. 8341219.

To n 2 whom it may concern Be it linown that 1, Gnonon L. Pnrrnusox, n citizen of the-United States, residing at the'eity, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new und useful linprovementsin Bnttery-Holclers, of which scription.

This invention relates to battery holders, and particularly to a unit system of battery holders which permits any number of units to be included in n series, and is possessed of numerous other advantages to he hereinafter referred to.

'(SQ'K'IQS'OiiE interconnected units secured to u snitiihle support. Fig. 2 is {1 bottom plan viewgo'f the cornice-ted serles, the battery unit sbeing removed. Fig. 3 is n longitudi;

.nnl \"ertienl section of the series of unit holders. Fig. 4- is a fragmentary 0p plun View of two units, detnchecl.

.lileterring' to the drawings by nunieruls, '1 indieutes u, hinged shelf, or other suituhle support to which the series of eonnoeted units uttuehed. Eur-h series of unit hold ers is'prorideiil with two terminul units 3 and 3, und :1. plurality of lllilttl'lfltlllzlih units 4-, eonnectedto suitl terminal units and to each other in the n'iunner to he hereinafter (leserihed.

the following is a full, clear, and exact (le-- Except :l'or certain details of the series terniinnl connections of the terininul unit holders, the construction of each of the units is the snnu-yand I will then-hire first deserihefeatures which they hnve in come mon and then the speeiul connections of the terminal units.

lilueh unit comprises 21 head 5 of insulining inuteriul, prel'erul'ily .lIlOltlHi, uuil rurries elnl'iodileei or otherwise sewn-eel, therein, u lied p nh: of horseshoe shupe littiuiz' over and inelosing u (-oniuet 'nt 7 formed or molded "i thelu nd i. .eutod ngu nst the bed plute f; is the top 0; u inetnllio ensinp; S of the can top type, having its top recessed to correspond in shape with the bed plate (5 and having its lower encl interior-1y threaded.

A. spring tongue 0 of conducting niuteriul hus one end f tluireoli einheddoiil in the insulated heud i. and extending from the side of the sumo for the purpose hereinu'l'ter desorihud. The other end of this tongue extends over the rouiuet sent T and hes a Verhupod hridgz ing oonluot end 10. A. bridge plate 11 similar in shupe to the bed plate and to the top of the thrrurded ensing, is secured to suid hed plulo by the screws shown, and supports holh itself und the rosin from the insulated hend. fllxtending across suid hridge plute nnd above the end of the spring tongue 9 is n metallic bridge '12.

'lhe top of the insuluted heud 5 is prefuruhly recessed, us ut 15 at u point dinlllttl'itiull) oppositithe eonturt end l) of the spring" eontnet lo expose n portion of the hed plate (5. This llL(l plnte nt sueh point prel'ernhly provided with n serewthreaded :i n-rturo.

'lhese unit holders, as described, :1 re construt-ted for use with dry cells of the screwtop type shown in linited States Letters Patent .\'o. lihiiifl, dated June 53th 1909. These cells nre providml at their upper ends with n threudrd inetn llie sleeve ..il forming one ole" Ll'()(l(. und with u eentrul inetnllie hond Ill i'orluing the other. When a cell of this type is sol-curd into unit luilder, the hood .1 rouhuxts with the spring tongue 5') mid forces the sruuo ilUlll the l'u'idgr 1'2 with whieh it is normully thrown into eontnet h the spring; ot the tongue. The line'- iullir sir-ore l engngres with the threnih: of the mining 8 us the huttery is screwed up, and thus ronmets this terniinnl ol' the hutter with the holder. The projecting end 1) ol' the spring tozuejue, therefore; eondin'qtfs iheeurronll i'roui one t-ileetrodo of the hut tor und the bed. plutr lining connected with the top ol' thev rusino; ti, {oi-ins 'ihe other eleitrodo lorlninui.

As ,i lime hr'i'ore stutrd, three units nro formed with the tongue eonturh; flund re :i-ssos l5, dinurri'rirnll opposite I-ueh other. it, therrl'orr. those units :ire nssunihled with tin-ii tongue, 5) insert d in tho rerosses l5 oi the udjnreut unit nnd rlrotriixnlly (-onnet-ted lln-roto h :i serew Hi und their recesses 15 Me engaged hy the tongue f) ex" tending from the unit on the opposite side, these units will he connected in series electrienlly.

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Contact exf nsicns 9 and H1 3 15mm mined con c-acts, so

connect h 1.5 sort the tongue i ad acent unit and 51m; W0 together secure by their germs in ti-icnl connection, '1' pm or to provide means for physically intercmmecting the, various units of 110 :ewrios. To ibis and I proviiie PiiLii side. of $110 insulated heads Witi'k 21 dowel pin 18 and 500125 these dowel pins and. sonkvi s in 4?; ch head pcsitioned and nil i {1) cohpmxate .ith the sachets L5 and dew rim; of the w l fl 'ii uni: imnds.

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In alciififm, plug and sachet tion mmj'i -un the units in prepay" nimement and operate to prevent a iisnliacemen. it",

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of detnuim hie 0 accord with VEMi-g mtiiery iTiOidGl cmuprising a series :a'lly cminecfiing said sections, said 'physi mi .0 1112:1115 also serving to e1ecbasally sud ceii holders.

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prising a series of alined battery holding units, oppositely disposed contact terminals carried by each unit engaging respectively with the alined contact terminals of adjacent units, battery terminal connections carried by each unit in electrical connection with the contact terminals thereof, and electric service terminal connections carried by the free terminals of the terminal battery unit holders.

10. A sectional unit battery holder comprising terminal battery holding, units, each provided with electric service connections at one unit electrode terminal and with contact terminals respectively at the other unit electrode,n plurality of alined intermediate battery holding units, each intermediate unit being provided with oppositely disposed contact terminals engaging respcctively with the alined contact terminals of adjacent units and o! the terminal units, all battery holding units being p ovided with battery terminal connections in electrical connection with the unit contact terminals,

means for physically interconnecting the battery holding units of the series, and means for attaching the series of connected units to a suitable support.

11. A sectional unit battery holder comprising a series of electrically interconnected battery holding units, electric service connections carried by the terminal units thereof, and a positioning and connecting member carried by each unit and coiiperating' with adjacent units tophysieally in terconncct the series of holder units.

12. sectional unit battery holder comprising a series of electrically interconnected battery holding units, electric service connections carried by the terminal units thereof, and alining plug and socket connections between said units serving, to position and physically intm-connect said units relatively to each other.

GEORGE Ll) WIS' PA'VIIJRSO N.

lV i tnesses CHAS. A. .lmncn, IDA M. lllUNZlKI-IR. 

